Meanwhile, at the Quacker Bowl…

“Now, team, I know it was a rough first half, but don’t get discouraged! I’m sure plenty of teams that came back to win after being down 84 to 3!”

Kelsey L. writes: “I took these photos myself, and I feel it was a once in a lifetime photo op. They even let me chase them around all over the park, and I pet a few of them. SO ADORABLE! it’s almost painful, wouldn’t you say?”

RescueGal i believe she meant follow them around taking photos not chase as in run after. We are all cutologists here and none of us would ever do anything to hurt any creature. At least that is what i have learned over the years of commenting here.

This is actually a myth – mama cannot smell – most birds have a very poor sense of smell – so it is OKAY to put a fallen bird back in the nest if you can do so safely. Anyway, you still shouldn’t attempt to pet wild animals or get them accustomed to people in a way that would cause them to behave in ways that are unnatural. Anyway I’ll step off my wilflife educator podium and say that those lil’ duckies are suuuuuper cute, but I would too avoid trying to touch wildlife.

I agree with Jen. But if you ever find a baby bird on the ground, you should first make sure its actually ‘fallen’. If its eyes are open, it has feathers, and looks relatively alert, it is probably just learning to fly (fledging) and should be left where it is; its parents will find it and feed it. If its eyes are shut, it doesn’t have any feathers (or very short, spiky feathers), and it looks weak and doesn’t move much, it might have fallen from its nest. If you can find the nest nearby,you can put it back in. If you can’t, call a wildlife rehabilitator. ;)